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28 May 2026
Suzuki April 2026 Automobile Production, Sales, and Export Figures
Production
| April 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global production | 304,040 | 111.4% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 1,282,595 | 112.3% | |
| Japan production | 75,692 | 98.4% | Down for the first time in two months | 323,461 | 105.8% | |
| Overseas production | 228,348 | 116.5% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 959,134 | 114.7% | |
| India | 209,501 | 116.5% | Up for the eighth consecutive month | 891,038 | 115.9% | |
| Others | 18,847 | 116.4% | Up for the first time in three months | 68,096 | 100.8% | |
- *Japan production: Complete built-up (CBU) units that include OEM units + complete knocked-down (CKD) units
- *Overseas production: Units completed at overseas plants that exclude CKD units from Japan
- Global production:
Record-high production for April owing to record-high overseas production for April. - Japan production:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in production for the Japanese market despite increase in production for exports. - Overseas production:
Record-high production for April mainly owing to record-high Indian production for April.
Sales
| April 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global sales | 309,237 | 120.9% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 1,211,610 | 106.9% | |
| Japan sales | 56,891 | 97.1% | Down for the first time in two months | 253,985 | 97.8% | |
| Minivehicles | 42,559 | 92.6% | Down for the seventh consecutive month | 190,638 | 92.6% | |
| Standard and small vehicles |
14,332 | 113.6% | Up for the 13th consecutive month | 63,347 | 118.1% | |
| Overseas sales | 252,346 | 128.0% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 957,625 | 109.7% | |
| India | 191,122 | 134.5% | Up for the seventh consecutive month | 702,980 | 110.5% | |
| Others | 61,224 | 111.1% | Up for the fifth consecutive month | 254,645 | 107.5% | |
- *Minivehicle: Small-sized car unique to Japan with an overall length of 3.4m or less, an overall width of 1.48m or less, an overall height of 2m or less, and an engine displacement of 660cc or less.
- *Standard and small vehicle: Car that exceeds the above minivehicle specification.
- *India: Indian domestic wholesales figures.
- Global sales:
Record-high sales for April mainly owing to record-high overseas sales for a single month. - Japan sales:
Decreased year-on-year owing to decrease in minivehicle sales despite record-high standard and small vehicle sales for April.
Standard and small vehicles marked record high sales for April. - Overseas sales:
Record-high sales for a single month mainly owing to record-high Indian sales for a single month.
Exports
| April 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | Year-on-Year Trends | Jan.–Apr. 2026 (units) |
Year-on-Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 17,821 | 109.2% | Up for the second consecutive month | 73,610 | 124.2% |
- *Total of exported CBU units + CKD units.
- Increased year-on-year owing to increase in both CBU and CKD exports.
- *The figures shown are preliminary.